Yosuke Hanamura [Zombie Apocalypse.]

At first Yosuke would be extremely considerate and cheery, but that would be a facade in his fear of being alone.

Also known as Biking student Pained student Bleak-looking student Rolling student Captain Ressentiment (P4Arena) Partner (By Yu) Boy with Dyed Hair (PQ) The Prince of Junes Hana-chan (By Saki) The Prince of Disappointment (PQ) Affiliation Investigation Team Junes Department Store Age 18 Date of Birth June 22, 1994 Zodiac Cancer Height 175 cm (5'9") Weight 58 kg (128 lbs) Blood Type A Weapon Knives, Kunai Appearances: Yosuke has slightly unkempt fawn colored dyed hair and brown eyes. At both his school and inside the Midnight Channel, he wears his Yasogami High school uniform, along with a white V-neck T-shirt with long sleeves and a pair of orange headphones (save for two occasions, he is never seen without them). Inside the Midnight Channel, Yosuke also wears orange glasses. His shoes are gray and white with cream-colored soles. In summer, Yosuke wears his school summer uniform, along with another V-neck T-shirt with short sleeves. On weekends, he wears a white jacket with an orange V-neck shirt, dark green pants and brown combat boots. During weekends in the summer, he wears a white V-neck T-shirt with red motifs on the front, red cargo pants and brown shoes. Personality: Yosuke is a clumsy transfer-student who arrived six months before the protagonist. He is often the target for jokes about his lack of muscles and body strength. He fights with blunt, double-handed objects such as wrenches, but more so knives and kunai. The protagonist first sees him crashing his bike into a garbage can, the first of many times, but the protagonist ignores him. The protagonist only helps him the second time this happens. He cares deeply about Saki Konishi and fell into depression after her death. Much of his character development stems from his feelings for Saki and dealing with the hurtful possibility that Saki probably never felt the same way about him that he did for her.

Being an idol fan, Yosuke gets very excited when he sees his favorite idols like Rise Kujikawa or Kanami Mashita. However, he later sees them as friends after seeing their insecurities.

Following his confrontation of his Shadow, Yosuke would become more honest with himself as to protect his friends: rather, he would normally come across as insensitive or an outright jerk and unintentionally insulting someone. One of his more common traits is poking fun at Kanji Tatsumi for "being attracted to men," likely wanting Kanji to come to terms with his insecurities surrounding his uncertainties with his sexual orientation and snap out of his confusion. He uses this sharp tongue in a lot of situations, generally being insulting in that sense. He does butt heads with Chie Satonaka at times, who will often criticize him for his rude behavior: she would scold him for constantly making fun of Kanji for something that long became obvious that it wasn't funny. He can be rather spiteful too, such as with Teddie, letting him get carried away by Hanako Ohtani, over Teddie showing a porn magazine to Yosuke's family and embarrassing him: Chie would put the blame on Yosuke for having these stuff in the first place, though Yosuke insisted that he didn't want to show it to others to begin with. Even then, Yosuke does have a soft spot for Teddie and cares for him, no matter what he says, and felt bad when Teddie got crushed flat over Hanako as his punishment went too far. He tends to be a bit of a wannabe ladies' man and has a fascination for girls, forcing the girls to enter a beauty pageant. But beneath most of that (more so in the original game), he shows great insight with decent deducing, and is often on task with the situation on hand, and can be very serious at times. He also tends to keep a good face in order to make sure the team is in their best spirits and he cares a lot about the protagonist, as well as having a strong sense of justice. He's good with people's emotions, offering assistance at Junes. Despite his tendency to be a bit of a pushover, he has a strong vision of the future and displays uncanny deductive reasoning.

His biggest insecurities are boredom and loneliness. He feels the town has nothing compared to the city and that his life in the city is the reason for his unpopularity. By the end of the game, he has grown to love the town and has made friends with the rest of the Investigation Team and feels accomplished in having a notable contribution to the group.

Along with that, he is described by the other members of the Investigation Team as too nice, even by his own words. This is evident in Persona Q (Persona 4 route in one of the strolls) and by himself in the Persona 4: Dancing All Night storyline (in the pre-story chapter, after Rise is doing her entry). Regardless, his skills in deduction and reasoning place him as the second-in-command of the Investigation Team, as it is hinted that he often discusses things with Yu the most regarding the team's final decisions. Much like the protagonist, Yosuke moved from a big city to the small rural town of Inaba. He attends Yasogami High School, in the same class as the protagonist. This is because his father is the manager of Junes' Inaba Branch, which greatly intervenes with other local businesses and resulted in most stores within the Central Shopping District shutting down. As a result, shopkeepers who worked at the Shopping District and their offspring tend to dislike Yosuke. He is first seen crashing into a trash can while riding a bicycle, in which the protagonist leaves him alone. After class, he gives Chie her "Trial of the Dragon" DVD before running away, only to be stopped by Chie, who kicks him in the "nads." Chie checks her DVD and finds it to be cracked (due to Yosuke's previous crash), then angrily walks home with Yukiko. The protagonist then goes home, leaving Yosuke alone (again). After an unknown student fails in trying to flirt with Yukiko, Yosuke invites Yukiko to hang out, only for her to flatly turn him down.

Yosuke can't hold his bladder anymore after the trio enters the room, and goes to empty his bladder in a corner. He ultimately can't, however, and the trio leaves after the odious atmosphere makes them ill.

Chie later tells the two about the urban legend of the Midnight Channel and asks them to try it out. Their conversation is interrupted when Yosuke sees his senior, Saki Konishi, the daughter of the owner of a small liquor store, taking a break. Frustrated and tired, Yosuke talks to Saki out of worry. Yosuke later tries to tell Saki something, however, Saki simply brushes him off and tells him that her break-time is almost over. Chie takes note of Yosuke's disappointment and teases him, asking if he is falling in love with Saki. Later that night, Yosuke tries to tune in to the Midnight Channel and sees a blurred image of a female student on his TV. Expressing his bemusement the next day, the three become intrigued due to seeing the same person on the Midnight Channel, and Yosuke was also intrigued by the protagonist claiming to have his hand sucked into the TV. Chie later asks Yosuke about the prices of a new flat screen TV, since her family was planning to buy one. The trio later goes to Junes to help Chie buy a TV, only for the protagonist to accidentally stick his arm onto it. Chie and Yosuke are shocked and panicked, as Yu deliberately places half his body into the TV as well, revealing a vacuous, empty space on the other side of the TV. Unfortunately, Yosuke did not go to the toilet the whole day and is holding his bladder. In a fit of panic, when customers are coming, Yosuke accidentally bumped into Chie and into the TV, dragging all three of them into the Midnight Channel.Inside, the trio are astonished to see their surroundings. They anxiously try to return by searching for the entrance they fell from earlier, but since there seems to be no way out, they decide to check around the area. They stumble into a mysterious bedroom, where posters of Misuzu Hiiragi are plastered on all the walls with Hiiragi's faces scratched out, and a noose hangs from the ceiling. Furthermore, Yosuke's phone ceases to detect any signals.

A bear-like cartoon character pops up as they return to the center. The mascot introduces himself as Teddie and urges them to leave his apparent residence. The trio confess their inability to escape, so Teddie summons three TVs and pushes them in, forcefully ejecting the trio out of the Midnight Channel.

The next day, Saki Konishi is reported missing and subsequently dead. Devastated, Yosuke swears to investigate the Midnight Channel, as the female student they witnessed earlier in the Midnight Channel was, in fact, Saki. Yosuke requests the protagonist to help him since he is the only one who is able to enter the TV. Eventually, the protagonist and Yosuke enter the Midnight Channel one more time, leaving Chie behind. Inside, the protagonist and Yosuke once again encounter Teddie, who, infuriated by their return, angrily asks them whether they are responsible for "throwing people" inside the Midnight Channel. Yosuke angrily stammers back, telling Teddie that he is the suspicious one. Upon learning that the protagonist and Yosuke aren't responsible, Teddie promises to help and gives them pairs of glasses that allow them to see the fog-ridden Midnight Channel clearly. Eventually, the protagonist and Yosuke venture to an area resembling Yasoinaba's shopping street. Intrigued, the protagonist and Yosuke try to enter Saki's family liquor store and begin to hear the voice of Saki's family echoing on them. The voices are echoing that the sales of her family's liquor store are falling because of the opening of Junes, and those of her father detesting her part-time for Junes can also be heard. A voice of Saki then expresses her hatred for Yosuke, claiming that she never thought of him as a friend, but an annoying, irritating person; she was only being friendly to him because he is the son of the manager of Junes.

The next day, Yosuke tells the protagonist that they must stop the murder incidents and investigate the culprit behind the Midnight Channel, allowing the protagonist to forge the Magician Arcana with Yosuke.

Hearing Saki's words, Yosuke is devastated and tries to convince himself that everything he heard was a lie. What appears to be a clone of Yosuke appears and openly mocks him. Shocked, he tries to answer back, but the other Yosuke proceeds to taunt him by saying that in reality, he absolutely hates being in a rural area, and his cheerfulness is merely a facade of escapism so he will not feel alone. The double also claims that he only barged in the Midnight Channel to seek a thrill because he was bored of everything in this rural town, and Saki's death gave him a perfect excuse to do this. The double then introduces himself as Shadow Yosuke and announces that he is Yosuke's other self, and he is Yosuke. Not wanting to accept these words, Yosuke angrily exclaims that this is not who he is. Laughing at Yosuke's declination of his true feelings, the other Yosuke transforms to attack them, with Yosuke passing out. The protagonist defeats the Shadow, before Yosuke regains consciousness, but is still reluctant to face himself. Under the encouragement of Teddie and the protagonist, Yosuke painfully admits that he does feel that way, but it is always hard to face one's true feelings. Sensing Yosuke's resolution, the Shadow transforms into Jiraiya, and becomes Yosuke's Persona. After leaving, Yosuke later thanks the protagonist, telling him that he'll definitely have a good night's sleep tonight. After Nanako's death and the Investigation Team cornering the supposed culprit, Taro Namatame, in his hospital room, Yosuke pressures the protagonist to get revenge, which may lead him to murder him, when it turns out that he is more innocent than meets the eye. Yosuke's motivations for this are revenge for believing Namatame killed Saki Konishi and Nanako Dojima, and since Namatame may not be convicted, he may continue "murdering" people, and they only have one chance to do this. Only by telling Yosuke to "Calm the hell down!" may the Normal or True ending be accessed.

Yosuke's Social Link tackles his gradual realization of his loneliness in the town all kickstarted by his genuine and honest relationship with the protagonist, causing him to discern the many superficial relationships he's had in his life and the fact he's depended on Saki to escape his conceit and isolation. In the end, he repurposes his feelings for Saki and gets rid of his conceit by having a fist fight with the protagonist, proving themselves both as equals.

Should the protagonist level up the Magician Arcana Social Link to Rank 8, Yosuke will express that when he first moved to Yasoinaba, he was resentful towards the town because he feared that the opening of Junes would make the people in the Shopping District hate him. Despite this, however, Yosuke began to open up when Saki Konishi told him that "parents are parents, you're you," only to realize later on that people in Inaba did most likely hate him for reasons as expected. Even then, Yosuke later exclaims that even after he knew the friendly Saki was a facade, he still loved her, and is sad to see her die. He goes as far as to say he really did not mind whether Saki liked him or not; he just wanted to make her smile. Yosuke also expresses his resentment of living in a small country town with little to do, as well as his wish to do something interesting like play hero. By the end of the Magician Arcana Social Link, Yosuke expresses that deep down inside, he didn't trust the protagonist fully, and is jealous of his talents in combat and being a leader of the Investigation Team. Confessing his inner thoughts, Yosuke then requests the protagonist to punch him, so they could get even for Yosuke's jealousy. The protagonist brawls with Yosuke and their fight ends in a tie. Yosuke then exclaims that he'll live with his true self from now onwards, and hold precious the days he spends with others. Eventually having a change in his psyche and resolution, Yosuke's Persona Jiraiya transfigures into Susano-o. Noticing his newfound powers, Yosuke exclaims that he will use the power to protect the others, and thanks the protagonist. He also gives the protagonist a Buddy's Bandage, which enables the fusion of Mada.

Should the protagonist reach Rank 3 of the Magician Arcana Social Link, Yosuke will learn his distinctive follow-up attack, Yosuke Strike, where he performs a powerful combo with a 100% critical rate on another enemy, downed or otherwise, provided the protagonist has struck down a target.

In Persona 4 Golden, the addition of bikes for the Investigation Team introduced a unique new way of obtaining skills for party members. By going on special forms of dates with each party member, involving the use of the bikes, the player is given the option of either having the party member in question learn a brand-new skill, or relearn any old skill that they have forgotten. The bike skills available to Yosuke are listed below. Yosuke can also perform a fusion spell with Teddie called "Junes Bomber" when the following requirements are achieved: Yosuke and Teddie are both in the active party, and an "All-Out Attack" is performed, but the enemy still remains. When performing "Junes Bomber," Yosuke and Teddie will run up to each other and perform minor stunts. Shortly after, they will both disappear, leaving behind a giant Teddie-looking bomb and several ninja tools. The bomb will explode shortly after, creating a gust of wind that clears away the ninja tools and damages the enemy. Like all the members of the Investigation Team, Yosuke can access a third Persona and its special skill. The requirement for his Persona to transform is having his Social Link on Rank 10 during the winter if the player completes the criteria for at least the good ending. His third tier Persona is Takehaya Susano-o, and its special skill is Youthful Wind, a healing spell that increases the hit/evasion rate of the entire team. Additionally, like with Rise Kujikawa in Persona 4, each party member is able to learn new skills upon the player's progression of their Social Link. The Social Link skills that Yosuke learns upon the development of his Social Link are also listed below. Yosuke's role in the manga is similar to his role in the original game with a few differences. For example, Yosuke fights his own Shadow with his Persona, Jiraiya, even though this creates a paradox.

In Persona 4 The Animation, Yosuke's role remains similar to his role in the games. At Kou Ichijo's basketball game, it is revealed that he isn't very good at basketball.

When Yu and Yosuke enter the Midnight Channel after hearing about Saki's death, they enter Saki's liquor store. Yosuke, who invited Saki to a movie yesterday, finds the ticket he gave her shredded. Yosuke wonders why she tore it up before voices of Saki and her father are heard. After encountering his Shadow Self and Yu controls Izanagi to fight it, it shows Yosuke a monitor of Saki and a co-worker having a chat about Yosuke, telling her that he thinks everyone looks up to him because he's the manager's son and how he thinks she likes him when she doesn't. Yosuke refuses to accept this despite his Shadow Self pointing out that everyone barely tolerates him as the monitor shows Yosuke laughing after thinking that he scored big with Saki. However, during the fight, Izanagi punches his Shadow Self and at the same time, Yu punches Yosuke by accident. Teddie laughs at this while Yu sees this mistake and says "Oops, wrong guy." Yu then asks him if he liked Saki but Yosuke responds by saying that he "loved her," Yu then helps him up after helping him realize that it was proof enough. Yosuke admits that Saki did indeed dump him (after Teddie laughed and asked if she dumped him), he knew that but couldn't bring himself to believe it. Looking at the movie Ticket he has, he admits that his true feelings for Saki were real before admitting that all "this" is a part of him. In the process it weakens his Shadow and Yu finishes it off with Izanagi's Zio. Afterwards the Shadow transforms into his Persona Jiraiya and Yosuke thanks Yu for helping him in facing himself. When Yu is trapped by Shadow Mitsuo, it is Yosuke that brings him out of his near stupor by calling his name and pulling him out of the shadow. The event helps bring the two closer together, as they afterwards refer to each other by their first names rather than their last, something that doesn't go unnoticed by the other characters.

Yosuke and company are summoned to an alternate version of Yasogami High School filled with Shadows. They encounter SEES, who originated from 2009, and join forces to uncover the mystery of their gathering and return to their separate worlds.

During Nanako Dojima's hospitalization, Yu eventually makes the decision to move on and find the truth, for everyone's sake. The group leaves for home, while Yu simply stares at the sky, wondering about whether he did the right thing. He hears footsteps and is surprised to see Yosuke. The latter walks up to his side and merely offers him a shoulder as Yu Narukami finally breaks down in tears, crying Nanako's name and wondering if he did the right thing by not pushing Taro Namatame into the Midnight Channel. Later on, upon discovering Tohru Adachi's true involvement in the murders of Mayumi Yamano and Saki Konishi, he follows the Investigation Team into the Midnight Channel, where they eventually stumble onto a twisted version of Yasoinaba, Magatsu Inaba. The team finds an image of Adachi in the first room that Yu, Chie and Yosuke landed in when they first entered the Midnight Channel. Adachi confesses to his role in the murders. Yosuke's emotions fluctuate between absolute hatred and horror, calling him out on his treatment of women and his views in life. When they chase after Adachi, they eventually stumble upon The Reaper, and Yosuke teams up with Teddie to buy Yu some time in finding the real Adachi in the area. After Adachi is defeated, Ameno-sagiri appears, deals heavy damage to the team and starts absorbing Yu. As Yosuke understands what is happening, his Persona Jiraiya transfigures into Susano-o and extracts Yu from it. It severely injures Ameno-sagiri with the help of the other ultimate Personas of the Investigation Team before Yu gives the final strike with Lucifer. Later on, Yosuke is seen saying goodbye to Yu, who has to return to his hometown. He also appears in the True Ending.

While venturing through the labyrinth, You in Wonderland, Yosuke, Kanji, Teddie and Yu are all shrunken after drinking four potions to find the key to the gate blocking them out. While getting the key hanging from a bush branch, Yosuke and Kanji are knocked unconscious and their faces fall upon each other. Yu and Rise refuse to answer what happened to avoid traumatizing the boys.

When the groups venture through the Evil Spirit Club, Yosuke rushes into a men's bathroom for release. The groups encounter an F.O.E outside and are forced to retreat into the bathroom. Yosuke then hides in the stall with Ken Amada and Mitsuru Kirijo (and Yu Narukami, if he chooses to hide in the same stall) Yosuke was found missing while the other teammates joined another party of Persona users. The party at first suspects Yosukesaurus to be Yosuke because he had an identical head and face, but he was a completely different entity. In reality, he is confronting a carnivore dinosaur F.O.E and defending a Herbivore Dinosaur from it. The party saves him by distracting the carnivorous dinosaur into an electric cage. When the Herbivore Dinosaurs gang up to exile the party from the movie reality, Yosuke joins the party. Yosuke finds himself connecting to Junpei Iori and Ryuji Sakamoto in the fact that they are all close companions to their respective leaders. The connection turns into a special combo move that aids the trio in battle. During the events of Persona 4 Arena, Yosuke is now a third-year student at Yasogami High School and he begins to hear rumors that the Midnight Channel is back. When he decides to investigate, he meets a mysterious girl. As he keeps defeating his friends each round, Yosuke hears them say that the reason the Grand Prix was set up is because of him and his feelings of despair and uselessness about going back to a normal life. After discovering that General Teddie from the monitor is a fake, he thought that it might be his Shadow dressing up like Teddie.

His Awakening super, Sukukaja, greatly boosts his movement to being able to dash cancel many of his attacks, allows him to move very quickly to the point of teleporting, and being able to use his Moonsault during an auto combo.

Before heading to the announcement room, Yosuke manages to impress Labrys and even agrees to go on a date with him (much to Teddie's surprise). As Yosuke and Labrys arrive at the announcement room, he sees his shadow and just as he is about to deny it once more, his friends help him resolve his problems. But soon it becomes clear that it was not Yosuke's shadow as he used his Persona in the fight, soon General Teddie goes after Labrys and it's revealed that General Teddie was actually Shadow Labrys. She reveals Labrys' true nature as an android as another android, Aigis, appears. Yosuke, clearly shocked by these events, chases after everyone as he gets trapped with Aigis on the roof because of the Grand Prix rules. After hearing about the true nature of Labrys and about the incident at Port Island, he resolves to go to Labrys' side and defeats Aigis. Using Aigis' words, he defeats Shadow Labrys as he helps Labrys accept herself, allowing her to gain a Persona. When they are about to leave, Labrys is hijacked, though Yosuke is able to hold her off. After the new enemy reveals himself, Mitsuru Kirijo suggests that they leave it to them. Yu relents as Yosuke catches on and helps to lead everyone back to the real world. After saying their goodbyes to Labrys, Yosuke and the others finally get a chance to celebrate Yu's return and announces that the Investigation Team is back in action. In battle, Yosuke is the fastest character in the game and performs incredibly acrobatic attacks. He has several ways he can execute his block strings and has several mix up options (from tick throwing to feints) but both his health and damage output are typically low although, in initial builds of the game, he had high health.

Yosuke's leitmotif is called "The Hero From Junes," and its OST disc version features a few very small extra instrumentals. It also has a remixed version on the Persona 4 The ULTIMATE in MAYONAKA ARENA Original Arrange Soundtrack known as "The Hero of Junes -Electro Mix-," which features more electronic beats and guitar sounds.

His original moves are the Moonsault (leaps forward in a spiraling jump), Crescent Slash (Mikazuki Giri/Three-Day Moon Slash in JPN where he slashes upward during Moonsault), Flying Kunai (Tobi Kunai in JPN, Yosuke throws a storm kunai downward in midair), and Mirage Slash (Hengenjisou Giri/Transforming Phase Slash in JPN, here Yosuke in midair has Jiraiya appear in front of his place, covering his instant teleporting low-hitting slide slash to the ground; the Skill Boost version only teleports to the ground). He retains his Tentarafoo as a special, his Garudyne and the aforementioned Sukukaja as his SP Skills, and his Brave Blade (Brave Zapper in JPN) being his Mortal Blow/Instant Kill. His Reversal Action involves him provoking the foe in a reversal/counter stance, and making them pratfall should they hit him, allowing him to reset the situation. Yosuke is the first opponent you fight in Score Attack. His buffs include permanent Sukukaja at the start of the round and the ability to Moonsault as many times as he wants. Yosuke appears as the main protagonist of the manga. Like in the game, he, Yu, Chie, and Yukiko hear about the return of the Midnight Channel along with the mysterious disappearances of Teddie, Kanji, and Rise. When they go investigate, Yosuke finds himself separated from the rest of the group in a fake version of his school inside the TV world and forced to participate in a Grand Prix along with meeting a mysterious girl who claims to be the student council president. After defeating Chie, Yukiko, and Yu, Yosuke finds out that the mysterious girl is named Labrys, an Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon, and that the fake school and the Arena are actually Labrys' dungeon. Alongside Aigis, Yosuke defeats Shadow Labrys before Rise and Fuuka free Labrys of the Malevolent Entity's control. After leaving the TV world with everybody, Mitsuru Kirijo suggests that the Investigation Team leaves handling the new enemy to them.

Yosuke and most of the investigation team initially protest but are convinced by Yu to relent. After Labrys says goodbye to him, Yosuke and the rest of the investigation team get ready to celebrate Yu's return and announces that the Investigation Team is back in action.

Yosuke Hanamura appears as a playable character and stars in two songs: "Backside of the T.V." (Lotus Juice Remix) and "Your Affection." Yosuke's dance style, similarly to the rest of the group of Persona 4, is very still: he barely ever moves from the same spot, but much like the protagonist, he dances in a very cool way, though Yosuke himself is rather clumsy. He mostly seems to just come up with things on the spot and doesn't care if they look bad. Both of his dances feature bridges where he dances slower than usual. A drawback to his dance style is the fact he always repeats his dances, however in "Backside of the T.V.", he only gets FEVERs quickly and only dances solo during the chorus. A unique trait about his dances is that when he's paired with other people, he dances pretty nicely, usually being the highlight of the dance. A running theme in the opening themes is that the characters dance differently compared to in-game: Yosuke shows off a lot of isolated movements in the opening, while in game this is never shown.